The Philippines is bowed, but not broken after Typhoon Haiyan

A comment on the typhoon that has devastated parts of the Philippines, caused an untold number of deaths and displaced hundreds of thousands of Filipinos. Cartoon by Allan McDonald of Honduras.

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(c) McDonald, El Heraldo, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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Five days after Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines, there's still no sign of aid in many of the worst-hit areas. The Manila Times covers the increasingly desperate situation with a simple headline — ‘Where is The Food?’

Also, Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay provides an eyewitness description of the destruction, including the rising stench of dead bodies. There is a bit of good news, though, as officials lower the estimate of the death toll to between 2,000 and 2,500.

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The people of the central Philippines can't catch a break. As they try to pick up the pieces after Super Typhoon Haiyan, a new storm is hitting. According to The Weather Channel, Tropical Depression Zoraida dropped 3" of rain on the battered central Philippines on Tuesday.

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